Periodic Table ofthe Elements

Table 4.3 Nonrelativistic (NR) and relativistic (R) static dipole polarizabilities tto (in A ), relativistic effects Af.aD, and relativistic enhancementfactors Yaforthe Croup 11 elements ofthe periodic table.

Barut, A.O. 1972. On the Group Structure of the Periodic Table of the Elements in Wybourne, B. Structure of Matter (Proceedings ofthe Rutherford Centennary Symposium, 1971). Canterbury University of Canterbury Press. 

Analyze and Plan The locations ofthe elements in the periodic table allow us to predict the electron configurations. The greatest ionization energies involve removal of core electrons. Thus, we should look first for an element with only one electron in the outermost occupied sheU. 

Scheme 12 Electrooxidation of (P) M (R), where R is an alkyl or aryl group and M is an element from Group 13 ofthe Periodic Table.

Sample Problem E Ofthe elements magnesium, Mg, chlorine, Cl, sodium, Na, and phosphorus, P, vdiich has the largest atomic radius Explain your answer in terms of trends in the periodic table. 

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